Jul 31, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
I cannot take credit for what is already one of my favorite Cubs nicknames ever. The Cubs kicked off trade deadline day by trading heavy legged catcher Martin Maldonado to the Astros for a little fast guy who immediately drew comparisons to a scrub Cubs legend of...
Jul 31, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast
Andy and Sam talk about the Cubs moves at the deadline, including, “What the hell was the purpose of Martin Maldonado?”, Tony Kempana, who gets the hayride to Iowa to make room for Nicholas Castellanos, the return of Zobrist?, and what was the point of the...
Jul 30, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
Fittingly, given that the Ricketts family has too much money tied up in productive things like Scott Walker’s campaign to run for dog catcher in Mukwonago, Todd’s ongoing property tax frauds, and Pete trying to figure out how to get some water 1 to the...
Jul 26, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
It’s trade deadline week! So when the Cubs make moves, I’m going to break them down for you. On Friday, the Cubs sent the Giants some cash for recently DFA’d lefthander Derek Holland. You probably remember Holland for two things. He was actually...
Jul 24, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast
Andy and Sam discuss the weird Addison Russell saga, what to expect from Ian Happ if he comes up, how terrible it would be if the Cubs manage to lose to the Central to just, plain, bad teams like the Brewers or Cardinals, and what trade options are out there. They...
Jul 23, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
Today, on the radio, Jesse Rogers said the Cubs will be looking at every avenue to improve the team by trade “the next 10 days.” That’s great. The trade deadline is eight days away, so I’m not sure what Jed and Theo are going to be doing...
